Joining him for the adaptation will be Kanna Hashimoto, who’s most famous as an idol singer, but has dabbled in acting as part of projects such as the live-action film adaptation of hit anime Assassination Classroom.
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In the lead role is Shun Oguri, which means that in the live-action world, master thief Lupin III and lethargic-looking samurai Gintoki Sakata are the same person.
Finally, rounding out the principal trio of characters is actor Masaki Suda as Shinpachi Shimura, Gintoki’s remaining underling.